Situational socialization goals were investigated as determinants of parental choice of disciplinary technique. It was predicted that parents would tend to use techniques such as reasoning when they had long-term compliance goals for their children and power-assertive techniques when they had short-term compliance goals. A total of 64 mothers and…

Parental attitudes toward rewards for student behavior and academic achievement as well as toward corporal punishment were assessed. The sample consisted of 195 parents from northern Mississippi. University students administered the anonymous questionnaire. Among the results was that 75 percent queried would not approve teachers being allowed to…

The manual provides information on practical ways for managing the behavior of emotionally disturbed and autistic children. The importance of routine and structure as well as of caring is emphasized in a chapter on building an atmosphere for learning. Assessment is seen to begin with teachers evaluating their own attitudes about behavior and then…

Surveys were sent to large public school systems to determine the number that suspend and/or expel handicapped students. Analysis of the 106 returned questionnaires revealed that over 97% (103) suspend handicapped students, with 61 using both in-school and out-of-school suspensions, 36 using only out-of-school suspensions, and six using only…

If the educational leader is a woman who has overcome her usual acculturation, yet preserved her ancient heritage of empathy and nurturance, she would be an educator in the finest sense of that term: disciplined yet creative, logical yet empathetic, directive yet supportive. (Author/IRT)

Contends that the public school is responsible for the habit training of its pupils to maximize their social effectiveness. Reprint from March 1908 "Elementary School Journal." (JMB)

Reviews recent litigation involving corporal punishment of students and discusses other relevant cases involving the rights of students and parents vis-a-vis the rights and responsibilities of school officials. Offers suggestions for formulating districtwide policy governing the use of corporal punishment. (JG)

A report of the author's research on the attitude of sociologists toward the black studies movement, in which are described the characteristics of the two polar groups of white sociologists, the embracers and the antagonists, and the substance of their respective positions and behavioral consequences are summarized. Potential areas for cooperation…

In the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) study, "Mathematics Education as a Research Domain: A Search for Identity" (Sierpinska and Kilpatrick, 1998), an eclectic point of view is adopted in terms of both the object of study in mathematics education and the objectives of research, the types of problems that it…

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University conducted a study as part of the Madison National Center on Effective Secondary Schools. Based on findings from their study and on other research, this publication provides the following 10 tips addressed directly to parents and administrators desiring to help teenagers meet the…

The booklet presents recommendations from an Illinois task force on procedures for transporting special education students to and from public schools. An introductory chapter considers eligibility for special transportation services and suggests the types of information that should be involved in the decision. Desirable vehicle characteristics,…

This document presents goals, procedures, subject topics, and participant reactions of a college Alcohol Education Discipline Program (AEDP). The stated goals of AEDP are: (1) providing an educational approach to supplement discipline for students with alcohol-related infractions; (2) helping participants to explore the role of alcohol consumption…

The digest excerpts major points of the report of the Council for Exceptional Children's Ad Hoc Committee to Study and Respond to the 1983 Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The committee also examined the reports of the Education Commission of the States, the Twentieth Century Fund, and the Carnegie Council. General…

Since classroom teachers may ask school psychologists and principals for suggestions on handling classroom behaviors, the classroom management approach of these two groups is important. To determine whether teachers, school psychologists and principals respond differently to the aggressive, dependent, and academic behaviors of elementary age…